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Where does “monoserotype” come from?

monoserotype (English) comes from English serotype, from English type, from Middle English type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

monoserotype (English): Containing, or derived from a single serotype

Definitions

  1. Containing, or derived from a single serotype

Ancestry of “monoserotype”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishserotypeA group of microorganisms characterised by a...
2EnglishtypeA grouping based on shared characteristics; a...
3Middle Englishtypesymbol, figure, emblem
4Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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